3 bedroom house

Superbly extended and modernised detached house with a range of barns, an annex and approximately 1.3 acres. EPC Band D.

Situation - The house is situated along a quiet country lane, just outside the picturesque village of Bawdrip. Bawdrip also provides a number of educational and recreational amenities including both Kingsmoor Primary School and East Bridgwater Community School in Eastover located near the property. The property overlooks fields to the front and rear and is located within easy access of Bridgwater’s main Town Centre and is conveniently accessible to the M5 motorway at Junction 23 as well as offering a railway station with a main line railway link to the rest of the country. Taunton the County Town of Somerset is approximately 17 miles and provides a large range of amenities from a Regional Centre, including the Brew House Theatre, Somerset County Cricket Club and the Taunton National Hunt Racecourse. Taunton also has three noted Public Schools, namely Taunton School, Kings and Queens Colleges. A mainline railway link is also available and the M5 motorway is easily accessible at Junction 25.

Description - Northmoor Cottage is an attractive period house, which has been significantly extended and modernised by the current owners in recent years. Northmoor Cottage also provides a number of outbuildings, a ménage and land approaching 1.3 acres, making the property very desirable, especially for those interested in equestrian activities.

Accommodation - The versatile and well-proportioned accommodation is arranged over three floors, adjacent to the house is a substantial range of out buildings and a Dutch barn, which includes a one-bedroom annex. The gardens and grounds extend to approximately 1.3 acres and have been heavily landscaped to include a well-stocked pond with a paddock, ménage and enjoys a south facing aspect overlooking fields. The accommodation comprises of an entrance porch leading through to an entrance hallway with stairs to the first floor. The hallway opens out to a kitchen/breakfast room, which is fitted with a range of shaker style wall and base units and integrated appliances. There are double aspect windows, a fireplace with recess housing, an oil-fired ray burns and doors that lead through to the utility room, a toilet/shower room and a door to the outside. The sitting room has dual aspect windows with a corner fire, wood burning stove and beamed ceilings. There is a separate dining room again with a separate fireplace and wood burning stove, double aspect windows and exposed wooden floor. There is a further lounge, which has double aspect windows and opens through to a substantial recently built orangery with a tiled floor and sliding doors that open out to the rear garden and terrace, there are further doors returning back to the dining room. On the first floor there are three good sized bedrooms, the master bedroom having an en-suite shower and there is a main bathroom, which has been fitted with a modern suite. From the landing, stairs provide access to an attic room, which has two Velux windows and could be utilised further if required.

Outside - At the front of the house there is off-road parking for a number of vehicles, a five-bar gate leading into a rear court yard, which has access to an enclosed area of garden that intern provides access to the annex, paddock and garden. The rear garden has been heavily landscaped and is laid to lawn with deep planted herbaceous borders. There is a well-stocked pond, a summer house, a paved terrace at the back of the orangery, a vegetable garden, a chicken run and a bar/barbeque area. The outbuilding includes a three bay Dutch barn, which measures 50 x 20m with two stables and a hay store adjoining the barn. There is a further storage area and integral garage as well as a one-bedroom annex attached with a kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. The other side of the outbuildings is a paddock area and a ménage, which is enclosed by post and rail fencing and has access to the lane.

Directions - Proceed out of Bridgwater on the A38 towards Street and Glastonbury. Continue past Mole valley Farmers on the left-hand side and take the second turning on the right after the motorway bridge into Bradney Lane. Continue along this road for approximately three quarters of a mile, where the property can eventually be identified on the right-hand side via a Stags ‘For Sale’ Board.



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